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Chapter 9
Patterns of Inheritance
Purebreds and Mutts-A Difference of Heredity
• Genetics is the science of heredity
• A common genetic background will produce
offspring with similar physical and behavioral
traits
– Purebred dogs show less variation than
mutts
– True-breeding individuals are useful in
genetic research
• Behavioral characteristics are also influenced
by environment
MENDEL'S LAWS
9.1 The science of genetics has ancient roots
• Early attempts to explain heredity have been
rejected by later science
– Hippocrates' theory of Pangenesis
• Particles from each part of the body travel to
eggs or sperm and are passed on
– Early 19th-century biologists' blending
hypothesis
• Traits from both parents mix in the offspring
9.2 Experimental genetics began in an abbey
garden
• Gregor Mendel hypothesized that there are
alternative forms of genes, the units that
determine heritable traits
• Mendel crossed pea plants that differed in
certain characteristics
– Could control matings
– Developed true-breeding varieties
– Traced traits from generation to generation
• Terminology of Mendelian genetics
– Self-fertilization: fertilization of eggs by
sperm-carrying pollen of the same flower
– Cross-fertilization (cross): fertilization of one
plant by pollen from a different plant
– True-breeding: identical offspring from selffertilizing parents
– Hybrid: offspring of two different varieties
– P generation: true-breeding parents
– F1 generation: hybrid offspring of truebreeding parents
– F2 generation: offspring of self-fertilizing F1
parents
Removed stamens
from purple
flower
White
Petal
Stamens
Carpel
Parents
(P)
Purple
Transferred pollen
from stamens of
white flower to
carpel of purple
flower
Pollinated carpel
matured into pod
Planted seeds
from pod
Stamen
Carpel
Offspring
(F1)
LE 9-2d
Flower color
Purple
White
Axial
Terminal
Seed color
Yellow
Green
Seed shape
Round
Wrinkled
Pod shape
Inflated
Constricted
Pod color
Green
Yellow
Tall
Dwarf
Flower position
Stem length
9.3 Mendel's law of segregation describes the
inheritance of a single characteristic
• From his experimental data, Mendel developed
several hypotheses
– There are alternative forms (alleles) of
genes that account for variation in inherited
characteristics
– For each characteristic, an organism
inherits two alleles, one from each parent
• Homozygous: two identical alleles
• Heterozygous: two different alleles
– If the two alleles of an inherited pair differ
• The dominant allele determines the
organism's appearance
• The recessive allele has no noticeable effect
on the organism's appearance
– The law of segregation: A sperm or egg
carries only one allele for each inherited
trait, because allele pairs separate from
each other during gamete production
• An organism's appearance does not always
reveal its genetic composition
– Phenotype: Expressed (physical) traits
– Genotype: Genetic makeup
LE 9-3a
P generation
(true-breeding
parents)

Purple flowers
White flowers
F1 generation
All plants have
purple flowers
Fertilization
among F1 plants
(F1  F1)
F2 generation
3
of
4
plants
have purple flowers
1
of
4
plants
have white flowers
LE 9-3b
Genetic makeup (alleles)
PP
pp
P plants
Gametes
All P
All p
F1 plants
(hybrids)
All Pp
Gametes
1
P
2
1
p
2
Sperm
F2 plants
Phenotypic ratio
3 purple : 1 white
P
p
P
PP
Pp
p
Pp
pp
Eggs
Genotypic ratio
1 PP : 2 Pp : 1 pp
9.4 Homologous chromosomes bear the two
alleles for each characteristic
• Alternative forms of a gene reside at the same
locus on homologous chromosomes
– Supports the law of segregation
LE 9-4
Gene loci
Dominant
allele
P
a
B
P
a
b
Recessive
allele
Genotype:
PP
Homozygous
for the
dominant allele
aa
Homozygous
for the
recessive allele
Bb
Heterozygous
9.5 The law of independent assortment is revealed by
tracking two characteristics at once
•
Dihybrid cross
– Mate true-breeding parents differing in two
characteristics
– The F1 generation exhibits only the dominant
phenotype
– The F2 generation exhibits a phenotypic ratio of
9:3:3:1
•
Mendel's law of independent assortment: each
pair of alleles segregates independently of other
allele pairs during gamete formation
LE 9-5a
Hypothesis: Independent assortment
Hypothesis: Dependent assortment
P generation
rryy
RRYY
RRYY
ry
Gametes RY
rryy
ry
RrYy
F1 generation
RrYy
Sperm
Sperm
1
2
F2 generation

Gametes RY
1
2
RY
1
2
1
4
rY
1
4
Ry
1
4
ry
ry
RY
Eggs
1
2
RY
1
4
ry
1
4
RY
1
4
rY
Eggs
1
4
Actual results
contradict hypothesis
1
4
RRYY RrYY
RRYy
RrYy
RrYY
RrYy
rrYy
rrYY
9
16
Ry
RRYy
RrYy
RRyy
Rryy
3
16
ry
RrYy
rrYy
Rryy
Actual results
support hypothesis
rryy
3
16
1
16
Yellow
round
Green
round
Yellow
wrinkled
Green
wrinkled
LE 9-5b
Blind
Phenotypes
Genotypes
Black coat, normal vision
B_N_
Mating of heterozygotes
(black, normal vision)
Phenotypic ratio
of offspring
Chocolate coat, normal vision Chocolate coat, blind (PRA)
bbN_
bbnn
Black coat, blind (PRA)
B_nn
BbNn
9 black coat,
normal vision
Blind
3 black coat,
blind (PRA)

BbNn
3 chocolate coat,
normal vision
1 chocolate coat,
blind (PRA)
9.6 Geneticists use the testcross to determine
unknown genotypes
• A testcross can reveal an unknown genotype
– Mate an individual of unknown genotype
and a homozygous-recessive individual
– Each of the two possible genotypes
(homozygous or heterozygous) gives a
different phenotypic ratio in the F1
generation
LE 9-6

Testcross:
Genotypes
bb
B_
Two possibilities for the black dog:
BB
B
Gametes
b
Offspring
Bb
or
Bb
All black
b
B
b
Bb
bb
1 black : 1 chocolate
9.7 Mendel's laws reflect the rules of probability
•
Events that follow probability rules are
independent events
– One such event does not influence the
outcome of a later such event
•
The rule of multiplication: The probability of two
events occurring together is the product of the
separate probabilities of the independent events
•
The rule of addition: The probability that an event
can occur in two or more alternative ways is the
sum of the separate probabilities of the different
ways
LE 9-7
F1 genotypes
Bb male
Formation of sperm
Bb female
Formation of eggs
1
2
1
2
1
2
B
B
B
b
B
b
B
1
4
1
4
F2 genotypes
1
2
b
b
B
1
4
b
b
1
4
CONNECTION
9.8 Genetic traits in humans can be tracked
through family pedigrees
• The inheritance of many human traits follows
Mendel's laws
– The dominant phenotype results from either
the heterozygous or homozygous genotype
– The recessive phenotype results from only
the homozygous genotype
• Family pedigrees can be used to determine
individual genotypes
LE 9-8a
Dominant Traits
Recessive Traits
Freckles
No freckles
Widow’s peak
Straight hairline
Free earlobe
Attached earlobe
LE 9-8b
Dd
Joshua
Lambert
Dd
Abigail
Linnell
D?
Abigail
Lambert
D?
John
Eddy
dd
Jonathan
Lambert
Dd
Dd
dd
D?
Hepzibah
Daggett
Dd
Elizabeth
Eddy
Dd
Dd
Dd
dd
Female Male
Deaf
Hearing
CONNECTION
9.9 Many inherited disorders in humans are
controlled by a single gene
• Thousands of human genetic disorders follow
simple Mendelian patterns of inheritance
– Recessive disorders
• Most genetic disorders
– Can be carried unnoticed by heterozygotes
• Range in severity from mild (albinism) to
severe (cystic fibrosis)
• More likely to occur with inbreeding
• Dominant disorders
– Some serious, but nonlethal, disorders
(achondroplasia)
– Lethal conditions less common than in
recessive disorders
• Cannot be carried by heterozygotes without
affecting them
• Can be passed on if they do not cause
death until later age (Huntington's disease)
LE 9-9a
Parents
Normal
Dd
Normal
Dd

Sperm
Offspring
D
d
D
DD
Normal
Dd
Normal
(carrier)
d
Dd
Normal
(carrier)
dd
Deaf
Eggs
CONNECTION
9.10 New technologies can provide insight into
one's genetic legacy
• New technologies can provide insight for
reproductive decisions
• Identifying carriers
– Tests can distinguish parental carriers of
many genetic disorders
• Fetal testing
– Amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling
(CVS) allow removal of fetal cells to test for
genetic abnormalities
LE 9-10a
Amniocentesis
Ultrasound
monitor
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS)
Needle inserted
through abdomen to
extract amniotic fluid
Suction tube inserted
through cervix to extract
tissue from chorionic villi
Ultrasound
monitor
Fetus
Fetus
Placenta
Placenta
Chorionic
villi
Uterus
Cervix
Cervix
Uterus
Amniotic
fluid
Centrifugation
Fetal
cells
Fetal
cells
Several
weeks
Biochemical
tests
Karyotyping
Several
hours
• Fetal imaging
– Ultrasound imaging uses sound waves to
produce a picture of the fetus
• Newborn screening
– Some genetic disorders can be detected at
birth by routine tests
• Ethical considerations
– How will genetic testing information be
used?
Video: Ultrasound of Human Fetus 1
VARIATIONS ON MENDEL'S LAWS
9.11 The relationship of genotype to phenotype is
rarely simple
• Mendel's principles are valid for all sexually
reproducing species
• However, most characteristics are inherited in
ways that follow more complex patterns
9.12 Incomplete dominance results in
intermediate phenotypes
• Complete dominance
– Dominant allele has same phenotypic effect
whether present in one or two copies
• Incomplete dominance
– Heterozygote exhibits characteristics
intermediate between both homozygous
conditions
– Not the same as blending
LE 9-12a
P generation
Red
RR
White
rr

R
Gametes
r
F1 generation
Pink
Rr
Gametes
1
2
R
1
2
r
Sperm
1
2
F2 generation
R
1
2
r
1
2
R
Red
RR
Pink
rR
1
2
r
Pink
Rr
White
rr
Eggs
LE 9-12b
Genotypes:
HH
Homozygous
for ability to make
LDL receptors
Hh
Heterozygous
hh
Homozygous
for inability to make
LDL receptors
Phenotypes:
LDL
LDL
receptor
Cell
Normal
Mild disease
Severe disease
9.13 Many genes have more than two alleles in
the population
• In a population, multiple alleles often exist for a
single characteristic
• Example: human ABO blood group
– Involves three alleles of a single gene
– AB blood group is an example of
codominance-both alleles are expressed in
heterozygotes
LE 9-13
Blood
Group
(Phenotype)
Genotypes
O
ii
Anti-A
Anti-B
A
IAIA
or
IAi
Anti-B
B
IBIB
or
IBi
Anti-A
AB
IAIB
Antibodies
Present in
Blood
Reaction When Blood from Groups Below Is Mixed with
Antibodies from Groups at Left
O
A
B
AB
9.14 A single gene may affect many phenotypic
characteristics
• Pleiotropy: a single gene may influence
multiple characteristics
• Example: sickle cell disease
– Allele causes production of abnormal
hemoglobin in homozygotes
• Many severe physical effects
– Heterozygotes generally healthy
– Most common inherited disorder among
people of African descent
• Allele persists in population because
heterozygous condition protects against
malaria
LE 9-14
Individual homozygous
for sickle-cell allele
Sickle-cell (abnormal) hemoglobin
Abnormal hemoglobin crystallizes,
causing red blood cells to become sickle-shaped
Sickle-cells
Clumping of cells
and clogging of
small blood vessels
Breakdown of
red blood cells
Physical
weakness
Impaired
mental
function
Anemia
Heart
failure
Paralysis
Pain and
fever
Pneumonia
and other
infections
Accumulation of
sickled cells in spleen
Brain
damage
Damage to
other organs
Rheumatism
Spleen
damage
Kidney
failure
9.15 A single characteristic may be influenced by
many genes
• Polygenic inheritance is the additive effects of
two or more genes on a single phenotypic
characteristic
• Example: human skin color
– Controlled by at least three genes
LE 9-15

P generation
aabbcc
AABBCC
(very light) (very dark)

F1 generation
AaBbCc
AaBbCc
1
64
Sperm
1
8
1
8
1
8
1
8
1
8
1
8
1
8
1
8
1
8
1
8
1
8
15
64
20
64
1
8
20
64
1
8
1
8
Eggs
1
8
Fraction of population
F2 generation
1
8
6
64
15
64
6
64
1
64
Skin color
15
64
6
64
1
64
9.16 The environment affects many
characteristics
• Many characteristics result from a combination
of genetic and environmental factors
– Nature vs. nurture is an old and hotly
contested debate
– Only genetic influences are inherited
CONNECTION
9.17 Genetic testing can detect disease-causing
alleles
• Predictive genetic testing may inform people of
their risk for developing genetic diseases
– Used when there is a family history but no
symptoms
– Increased use of genetic testing raises
ethical, moral, and medical issues
THE CHROMOSOMAL BASIS OF INHERITANCE
9.18 Chromosome behavior accounts for
Mendel's laws
• Chromosome theory of inheritance
– Genes occupy specific loci on
chromosomes
– Chromosomes undergo segregation and
independent assortment during meiosis
– Thus, chromosome behavior during meiosis
and fertilization accounts for inheritance
patterns
LE 9-18
F1 generation
R
r
All round yellow seeds
(RrYy)
y
Y
r
R
Y
R
r
Y
y
Metaphase I
of meiosis
(alternative arrangements)
y
r
Y
Metaphase II
of meiosis
y
Y
y
Gametes
R
R
1
4 RY
R
Y
y
Anaphase I
of meiosis
R
Y
r
r
1
4
F2 generation 9
y
Y
r
r
r
R
Y
y
r
R
Y
y
r
1
ry
4 rY
Fertilization among the F1 plants
:3
:3
:1
y
Y
(See Figure 9.5A)
y
R
R
1
4
Ry
9.19 Genes on the same chromosome tend to be
inherited together
• Linked genes
– Lie close together on the same
chromosome
– Tend to be inherited together
– Generally do not follow Mendel's law of
independent assortment
LE 9-19
Experiment
Purple flower

PpLl
PpLl
Long pollen
Observed
offspring
Prediction
(9:3:3:1)
Purple long
284
215
Purple round
21
71
Red long
21
71
Red round
55
24
Phenotypes
Explanation: linked genes
PL
Parental
diploid cell
PpLl
pl
Meiosis
Most
gametes
pl
PL
Fertilization
Sperm
Most
offspring
PL
pl
PL
PL
PL
pl
pl
pl
PL
pl
PL
Eggs
pl
3 purple long : 1 red round
Not accounted for: purple round and red long
9.20 Crossing over produces new combinations
of alleles
• During meiosis, homologous chromosomes
undergo crossing over
– Produces new combinations of alleles in
gametes
– Percentage of recombinant offspring is
called the recombination frequency
LE 9-20a
Tetrad
A
B
a
b
A
B
a
b
A
b
a
B
Crossing over
Gametes
• Thomas Hunt Morgan performed some of the
most important studies of crossing over in the
early 1900s
– Used the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster
– Established that crossing over was the
mechanism that "breaks linkages" between
genes
LE 9-20c
Experiment
Gray body,
long wings
(wild type)
Black body,
vestigial wings

GgLl
ggll
Female
Male
Offspring
Gray long
Black vestigial
Gray vestigial
Black long
965
944
206
185
Parental
phenotypes
Recombinant
phenotypes
Recombination frequency =
391 recombinants
2,300 total offspring
= 0.17 or 17%
Explanation
g l
GL
GgLl
(female)
GL
g l
g l
g l
G l
g L
Eggs
ggll
(male)
g l
Sperm
GL
g l
G l
g L
g l
g l
g l
g l
Offspring
9.21 Geneticists use crossover data to map
genes
• Morgan and his students greatly advanced
understanding of genetics
• Alfred Sturtevant used crossover data to map
genes in Drosophila
– Used recombination frequencies to map the
relative positions of genes on chromosomes
LE 9-21b
Chromosome
g
c
l
17%
9%
9.5%
Recombination
frequencies
LE 9-21c
Mutant phenotypes
Short
aristae
Long aristae
(appendages
on head)
Black
body
(g)
Gray
body
(G)
Cinnabar
eyes
(c)
Red
eyes
(C)
Vestigial
wings
(l)
Normal
wings
(L)
Wild-type phenotypes
Brown
eyes
Red
eyes
SEX CHROMOSOMES AND SEX-LINKED GENES
9.22 Chromosomes determine sex in many
species
• Many animals have a pair of chromosomes
that determine sex
– Humans: X-Y system
• Male is XY; the Y chromosome has genes
for the development of testes
• Female is XX; absence of a Y chromosome
allows ovaries to develop
LE 9-22a
(male)
(female)
44
+
XY
22
+
X
Parents’
diploid
cells
44
+
XX
22
+
X
22
+
Y
Sperm
44
+
XX
Egg
Offspring
(diploid)
44
+
XY
• Other animals have other sex-determination
systems
– X-O (grasshopper, roaches, some other
insects)
– Z-W (certain fishes, butterflies, birds)
– Chromosome number (ants, bees)
• Different plants have various sexdetermination systems
LE 9-22b
22
+
XX
22
+
X
76
+
ZW
76
+
ZZ
32
16
9.23 Sex-linked genes exhibit a unique pattern of
inheritance
•
Sex-linked genes are genes for characteristics
unrelated to sex that are located on either sex
chromosome
– In humans, refers to a gene on the X chromosome
•
Because of linkage and location, the inheritance of
these characteristics follows peculiar patterns
– Example: eye color inheritance in fruit flies follows
three possible patterns, depending on the genotype
of the parents
LE 9-23b
Female
Male

XRXR
Xr Y
Sperm
Eggs
XR
R = red-eye allele
r = white-eye allele
Xr
Y
XRXr
XRY
LE 9-23c
Female
Male

XRXr
XRY
Sperm
XR
XR
Y
XRXR
XRY
XrXR
Xr Y
Eggs
Xr
LE 9-23d
Female
Male

XRXr
Xr Y
Sperm
Xr
Y
XR
XRXr
XRY
Xr
Xr Xr
Xr Y
Eggs
CONNECTION
9.24 Sex-linked disorders affect mostly males
• In humans, recessive sex-linked traits are
expressed much more frequently in men than in
women
– Most known sex-linked traits are caused by
genes (alleles) on the X chromosome
– Because the male has only one X
chromosome, his recessive X-linked
characteristic will always be exhibited
– Females with the allele are normally carriers
and will exhibit the condition only if they are
homozygous
– Examples: red-green color blindness,
hemophilia, Duchenne muscular dystrophy
LE 9-24b
Queen
Victoria
Albert
Alice
Louis
Alexandra
Czar
Nicholas II
of Russia
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